Education
Through transformative education, exceptional training, and lifelong learning opportunities, we prepare the next generation of health care professionals, scientists and leaders whose knowledge, compassion and innovation improve lives, strengthen our communities and advance UB's vision to become one of the nation's top 25 public research universities within the next decade.
Three groups — headed by leaders in educational excellence — are involved in strategic planning for education and learner success.
Biomedical Education Group
With our new plan, we aim to provide an even more rigorous biomedical education for trainees, equipping them with tools to bring about scientific breakthroughs and to launch exciting paths in academia, industry and education.
Undergraduate Medical Education Group
The landscape of medical education is changing. We’re developing curriculum for future doctors that better empowers students to lead in innovation, research, health advocacy and humanistic care.
Graduate Medical Education Group
Residents and fellows need to prepare for a future in which scientific knowledge, societal values and health standards are ever changing. Our strategic plan addresses this need.
Leading the Effort
David A. Milling, MD, serves as executive director of the Office of Medical Education and senior associate dean for medical education at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. In this role, he oversees the Offices of Student and Academic Affairs, Medical Curriculum and Medical Admissions, providing leadership for the development, delivery and continuous improvement of the medical education program.
John C. Panepinto, PhD, is senior associate dean for biomedical education and professor of microbiology and immunology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He oversees the school’s undergraduate, master’s and doctoral biomedical education programs, guiding curriculum development, strategic planning and student success initiatives. An accomplished researcher, his NIH-funded work focuses on fungal pathogens and human disease.
Gregory S. Cherr, MD, is senior associate dean for graduate medical education and professor of surgery at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. As the school’s designated institutional official, he oversees residency training across more than 70 graduate medical education programs in affiliated hospitals throughout Western New York. A vascular surgeon and medical educator, Dr. Cherr has held numerous leadership roles in medical training and curriculum development.
Recent Education / Workforce News
In Memoriam: Paul R. Knight III, MD, PhD
4/9/26Paul R. Knight III, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized physician-scientist and former chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, died March 28.
Medical Students Take the Lead in Albany Advocacy Effort
5/13/26Amid ongoing discussions about the cost of medical education and how students finance their training, medical and premedical students from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences traveled to the New York State Capitol earlier this spring. There, they engaged lawmakers on recent federal student loan changes and their implications for access to medical education and the future physician workforce.
Med Student Builds AI Lifeline for Vulnerable Patients
3/5/26As a medical student at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, Brendan Fox often spends his evenings caring for vulnerable patients with Friends of Night People, a West side community hub, serving people experiencing homelessness and poverty.
Medical Student Embracing National EM Leadership Role
1/16/26Jean Mars Jr., a third-year medical student at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is one of 25 students in the country to have been elected to serve on the Emergency Medical Residents’ Association’s Medical Student Council.
Undergraduate Education Office Unveils Fresh New Look
1/21/26The Office of Undergraduate Education at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo has transformed its physical space and the changes align with the office’s focused efforts to improve retention and ensure greater student success.
Learning from Europe’s Leading Heart Experts
6/4/26Tyler Rolland, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in neurology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is one of 50 people worldwide selected for enrollment in the European Society of Cardiology Fund’s basic science course.
Jun Xia Named New Chair of Biomedical Engineering
6/29/26Jun Xia, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, a joint program of the University at Buffalo’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He will assume the role on July 1.
